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Third-party retailers still selling the device, but no indication of how long stock will hold
Update: The Verge is reporting via a "trusted source" that this is the end of the road for the Nexus 4 in the U.S., and that no new N4 stock will be arriving.
Original story: After seeing the 8GB version of the Nexus 4 go out of stock on Google Play a mere two weeks ago, we have to say it isn't...

No operator or manufacturer will have exclusive access to the messaging platform when it comes to Android
It seems as though some communication lines may have gotten crossed today when Samsung Mobile Nigeria seemed to imply that it would have a three-month exclusivity on BlackBerry's upcoming launch of BBM on Android. After hearing from an official Samsung Twitter account indicating that this...

Holo light, new spreadsheet and scan options introduced
Word from a few days ago tipped that a Google Drive update began rolling out to devices with several new features, and now it seems that the update is hitting a wide number of devices. Although at first glance the update's changelog of "Bug fixes and other improvements" may throw you off, there are actually quite a few changes in the...

Design characteristics match previous leaks, no new information revealed
A grouping of curious leaks from Google promotional videos and the FCC have people sniffing around for the next Nexus phone, and the latest leaks may give us the best look yet at the unreleased device. Pictures and videos obtained by 9to5Google show off a "Nexus" phone with very similar characteristics and design to what...

Let your friends know you're running late and how you're arriving
Black car and taxi service Uber is updating its apps today with a great new feature that lets you share your location and route information with any contact. Once you've called for an Uber pickup, you can use the app to enter your destination and then share the route and estimated travel time to any contact in your phone. The...

Two lucky winners have some great devices on the way to their houses
It's been a few weeks since we announced that we were running a very special "Back to school" photo contest with some big prizes, and now it's time to announce the winners. After a few weeks, we had hundreds of entries across 22 pages in a forums post full of great pictures, but when it came down to it we had to pick just two...

The latest big phone comes to one of the smaller carriers
Samsung's latest maybe-tablet maybe-phone device, the Galaxy Mega 6.3, is making its way to US Cellular this week for $149.99 on a two-year contract. Just as a quick refresher, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 is that giant device with a 6.3-inch 720p display, 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM and running Android 4.2.2 with many of Samsung's...

One of the first popular phone-to-phone sharing apps is moving over to Google
In a short and sweet post on its official blog today, Bump Technologies announced that it has been acquired by Google, effective immediately. Although it may not have been in the news much lately, Bump was one of the original sharing apps that predated things like NFC and Android Beam. It uses a combination of...

24-month device financing paired with a $15 discount on monthly service price
It was only a matter of time until Sprint finally joined T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T with a program to offer customers early upgrades, and its upcoming offering is purportedly called "One Up." Similar to JUMP, Next and Edge from T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon, Sprint's One Up program will give customers access to...

The idea of a physical keyboard on a 7-inch tablet is a questionable one, but this case makes us consider the proposition more seriously
The Nexus 7 (and all 7-inch tablets, really) are generally better suited for on-screen keyboard input than their 10-inch counterparts, but what if you want to push the capabilities of your tablet more towards a laptop? We've seen wireless keyboards of all...

Just 10MHz of spectrum will bring in a minimum of $1.56 billion to the FCC
The FCC announced Friday that in January 2014 it will be holding its first notable spectrum auction since 2008, opening up 10MHz of PCS H Block spectrum for purchase. The auction will begin with a minimum price of $1.56 billion for the 10MHz of spectrum, which is expected to have Sprint and Dish interested in a purchase...

Exact number of employees and departments affected still unknown
Word has come out today that HTC has laid off about 30 employees and contractors from its HTC America division, which amounts to about 20 percent of its workforce. According to a statement given to The Verge, these layoffs are strategic moves to help "streamline and optimize our organization," with a focus on slimming down the...

Take a look at what the Android Central writers are using on their devices this week
Another week, another great set of app picks from the folks here at Android Central. If you're new to this, we take time each Saturday afternoon to show off one app from each of the AC writing staff and see why they've been using it on their own devices. This isn't necessarily meant to be the top selling apps...

No single service has everything, but some have more features than others
A full 11 months after Microsoft let us know that Xbox Music would come to Android "eventually," we finally have access to another one of the big music services on our Android devices. While Microsoft was busy working out the kinks of finally launching its app, Google has entered the space with All Access, a subscription...

Convincing parts leak could mean a fifth color option for the One soon
A parts leak coming out of China shows off what could be the newest color option for the HTC One, gold, in a few convincing pictures. Not to be confused with a true gold-plated HTC One, this model looks to just be anodized a different color. At this point, considering that we've seen the One announced officially in silver,...

LTE coverage now live in 3 new markets, expanding in 11 more
AT&T has launched its LTE network in three new markets today, which puts its total number of markets over 400, covering almost 240 million people nationwide. Those three lucky markets pushing the total to 400 are:
Alexander City, Alabama
Concord, New Hampshire
Jamestown, New York
On top of these new markets, AT&T...

Videos will play on mute by default, advertisements coming 'in the future'
Taking cues from Vine and Instagram (which it owns), Facebook has begun testing a new feature in its mobile apps that will let some videos automatically play as you scroll past them in the News Feed. The feature works exactly how it does in Vine and Instagram, where any video that has been uploaded will show a thumbnail...

New visual touches and more information on the shows you love
The second-screen app for TV watchers, GetGlue, has just refreshed its Android app in time for the hit shows starting up this Fall season with new designs all around. The changes can be noticed instantly with the new "Watch" menu, which makes it easier than ever to discover what's on TV as well as Netflix, Hulu and other video on-...

Version 5.0 cleans up the interface, adds in-line media previews for some services
Those of you in Twitter's official beta testing group are seeing an update to version 5.0 of the app that is worthy of a full point release jump. Just two weeks after creating the group to help test new features, Twitter has pushed an update that completely revamps the entire interface with a cleaner and even...

Latest leak purportedly the same as the eventual OTA update
A complete functioning version of Android 4.3 with Sense 5.0 for the AT&T version of the HTC One has surfaced, and to many people's liking it seems to be a near final build of the software. Following reports from an insider that Android 4.3 updates for US versions of the One are on their way in the coming weeks, the leak of this...

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